A friendly day at Hogwarts

Speaking of the biggest loser in this incident, besides Wormtail, it is naturally Barty Crouch Sr.

As one of the candidates to succeed the Minister that year, with his tough tactics against Voldemort, his reputation was so high that even Fudge was far behind, second only to Millicent Bagno, who was the Minister of Magic at the time. lady.

Unfortunately, just when everyone thought he was only one step away from the peak of power, a scandal suddenly emerged - his only son, Barty Crouch Jr., was actually one of Voldemort's die-hard followers.

Since then, not only has his dignity been ruined and he has lost the qualification to compete with Fudge, but he has also been transferred from the most important position of Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

More than ten years have passed, as the past has been gradually forgotten, and by virtue of his outstanding work in the International Magical Cooperation Department and the International Federation of Wizards, Crouch has finally re-established his prestige that had fallen to a low point.

In the next few years, the Department of International Magical Cooperation will also usher in two major events that can be used to improve its political performance - the 422nd Quidditch World Cup and the resumption of the Quidditch World Cup after a hiatus that lasted for centuries. Triwizard Tournament.

Many well-informed people believe that after these two major events have concluded perfectly, Crouch is likely to regain the opportunity to compete as the next successor to the Minister of Magic.

But he never expected that at this juncture, the unjust case of Sirius Black would happen again.As luck would have it, the person who caused this unjust case was none other than Crouch himself.

Although under Fudge's arrangement, he did not take the blame and resign, his political career has inevitably come to an end.

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Because of the news about the Daily Prophet, Lockhart attracted a large number of fans, and his popularity at Hogwarts reached a new high again.Many young wizards who were already suspicious of him changed their views because of this, and selectively ignored the embarrassing moment when he was beaten by Professor Snape in the Duel Club.

In the Defense Against the Dark Arts class that day, when Glenn and Autumn came to the classroom, Ravenclaw and Gryffindor students had already filled all the front seats.Both boys and girls were chattering about Lockhart's heroic performance in capturing Wormtail. They didn't know where they heard these specific details that even Glenn didn't know.

Glenn's appearance barely made the noisy classroom a little quieter. Several bold girls looked at him with fiery eyes, expressing unabashed admiration.

14 years old is the age when puberty hormones take effect, especially in the West where concepts are more open.

"It seems that you are very attractive to girls?"

After the two sat down in the last row, Qiu lightly bumped his shoulder and whispered.

When Glenn heard her slightly jealous and arrogant remarks, he couldn't help but raise a proud smile on his lips.

While the two were chatting, the bell rang and Lockhart arrived late.

He changed into an off-white slim-fitting robe, neatly trimmed without any wrinkles, and the cuffs and placket were decorated with thin golden lines.

In the most conspicuous place on his chest, he also wears two gold medals with green and white ribbons respectively, which are his two Merlin Order of Merlin medals.

Seeing him walking in, the classroom instantly became quiet, followed by a burst of cheers and applause.

People are in high spirits during happy events, and Lockhart's steps were brisk, as if his bones were lighter.He walked down the stairs with a smile, winked at everyone, raised his hands and lowered them slightly.The noisy classroom seemed to have pressed the mute button, and silence instantly returned.

Glenn couldn't help but roll his eyes. This guy was really good at creating an atmosphere.

"I believe everyone is curious about how I saw through Peter Pettigrew's disguise and successfully helped the Ministry of Magic arrest him, right?"

As Lockhart spoke, he walked leisurely to the podium. He held the corner of the table with one hand and leaned easily, assuming a pose that he thought was the most handsome. His face still maintained the look that helped him win five times. The smile that won Wizards Weekly's Most Charming Smile Award.

"Yes!"

A voice suddenly sounded, and it was Cormac McLaggen of Gryffindor.As early as Lockhart's first lesson to the third-year students, he had already revealed his identity as a die-hard fan.

Obviously, since the Daily Prophet did not describe the capture process in detail, most of the uninformed students, except Glenn and Qiu, were very curious about it.

Seeing the sparkling eyes and curious expressions of the young wizards under the podium, Lockhart nodded with satisfaction.

"In that case, we might as well make good use of the time in this class to review that thrilling experience."

As soon as these words came out, all the students echoed in unison and expressed their agreement.

As an idiot professor, this reaction played into Lockhart's favour.

He first used the same rhetoric he used to deal with Fudge before, plus a lot of rhetorical techniques and plot twists, to carefully describe the process of discovering that Wormtail was still alive and hiding in Hogwarts.

With the help of his superb writing skills, he easily told the whole story in an ups and downs and fascinating way.The little wizards were fascinated by what he heard, their eyes widened, eagerly waiting for him to continue.

On the other hand, I was often with Glenn, and I heard something strange about them.

"Do you ever feel that although Professor Lockhart's story is very exciting, something is not quite right?" Eddie, who was sitting in front of Glenn, turned around and asked hesitantly.

He has the quickest mind and knows a little bit about Glenn's experience. After a little thought, he can tell that Lockhart's story is somewhat pretentious.

"Well...it is indeed a bit exaggerated..." Glenn smiled and said casually.

At this time, Lockhart had already mentioned the capture operation and suddenly stopped.

"I personally think that telling the following story alone cannot reflect the thrills of it." He smiled mysteriously and continued, "Why don't we use a more expressive way to let everyone immerse themselves in it?" It’s a great time to experience this wonderful process!”

When the students heard his words, they all showed blank expressions, which soon turned into eyes full of expectation.

"I believe you all know that Mr. Ollivander Jr. gave me a lot of help in the process of capturing Peter Pettigrew. So next, I will have a request..."

Having said this, he cast his eyes towards Glenn, obviously hoping that Glenn would come on stage to cooperate with him and perform a stage play together.